What the night sky looks like over Oxford, OH

Oxford's sky measures suburban here. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. That's brighter than 78.3% of the 3,206 US cities in this dataset.

The number comes from orbit, not a stargazer's logbook, so treat it as an estimate of sky glow rather than a certified Bortle class.

How far Oxford is from a meaningfully darker sky

The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is Trenton, OH, roughly 15 miles away in a straight line, rated suburban edge. Road distance will be more.

Trenton, OH is itself still a measured city, not a designated dark-sky park, this only compares against the 3,206 places this dataset covers.

Oxford against the rest of the dataset

Oxford, OH has a population of about 22,585, one of 3,206 US cities of 10,000 or more residents in this dataset. Among all 3,206 cities here, Oxford ranks 2,498 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.